An Open Letter to President Obama. We have been engaged and working inside Afghanistan, some of us for decades, as academics, experts and members of non-governmental organizations. Today we are deeply worried about the current course of the war and the lack of credible scenarios for the future. Despite these huge costs, the situation on the ground is much worse than a year ago. Drone strikes in Pakistan have a marginal eff.

Signs of peace in Kabul bodybuilders. By Sebastian Rich, NBC News.

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I welcome any suggestions and objections to make this blog better. Mdash; Leave a comment. Sunday, January 2, 2010. At least 20 insurgents killed and 21 others arrested in an operation by Afghan and international forces, which was started one week ago and soon going to be expanded to two other districts of eastern Nangarhar province. Who was involved in the attack over Dand District Sub-Governor 15 days ago.

Without better open data we cannot achieve a free and fair election. Presidential and Provincial Council Elections, Herat, Afghanistan, 20 August 2009 UN Photo. Opening election data enfranchises new citizen-stakeholders in promoting accountability across government. Kabul City, 2011, by William John Gauthier.